Professor Dr. Anis Safura Ramli is currently the Deputy Director and Principal Fellow at I-PPerForM, a research Centre of Excellence (CoE) in UiTM. Her research niche area is in the prevention and management of cardiovascular risks – particularly hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, obesity and metabolic syndrome. She has published numerous scientific research papers in international high-impact journals and has vast experience in leading a research team as principal investigator of national and international grants. Her team has won several research and innovation awards at national and international levels, including UiTM Best Researcher Award 2020. Her special interests include e-health intervention research, health service research and primary care reform. She was appointed by the Ministry of Health Malaysia as an expert panel to prepare the blueprint for the restructuring of the Malaysian primary healthcare system in 2008-2012. She is an active member of her profession, having served in the councils of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia (AFPM), Family Medicine Specialist Association (FMSA) and the Malaysian Society of Hypertension (MSH). She has been invited as a plenary and symposium speaker at various national and international scientific conferences.